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Isognomon legumen in life
In life — Irregular Toothed Oyster, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by smithsonian_marinegeo
BPBM 270470Malacology

Isognomon legumen

Irregular Toothed Oyster

Isognomonidae

Collected by
Stephen Coles & Holly Bolick; Stephen ColesHolly Bolick →Stephen L. Coles →
Date
2008
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preservedspecimen
38 Bishop specimens of Isognomon legumen · collected 1910–2008Species page ›

Isognomon legumen observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2008. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2017-05-30.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Isognomon legumen. BPBM 270470. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/270470.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026